Re: Tesla Coil and Storage Cap on TV

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Original poster: "Mike" <mike.marcum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

So how does one do that without overvolting the 60kv cap? Seems like TC 
streamers are alot more than that. Heckuva arc with only 75 J, like to see 
that with 10kJ.

Mike
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Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: Tesla Coil and Storage Cap on TV


> Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi,
>
> Bill Wysock did this some:
>
> http://www.ttr.com/hist.html
>
> But his big cap discharged, through arc overs, to the AC line and exploded 
> neighbor's light bulbs and stuff!!!  If the cap's energy connects with the 
> AC line, massive destruction may be done to everything!!!
>
> I think KVA Effects did the bathroom sink vs. lightning thing for 
> Discovery...  See the middle of here:
>
> http://www.teslacoil.com/html/content/tv_print.htm
>
> Cheers,
>
>         Terry
>
>
> At 07:43 PM 12/17/2004, you wrote:
>
>
> > Did anyone see the TV show 2 nights ago where they used a Tesla Coil to
> > discharged a very large capacitor?  Some how the capacitor was discharged
> > through the streamer.   The discharge spark looked like a 6 foot lightin
> > bolt.   Some guy was struck by lighting and they were trying to simulate a
> > lightin bolt through the side of a house to the bathroom sink.